Garage-door catch



Dec. 1, 1925 D. w. THOMPSON GARAGE DOOR CATCH Filed Feb, 21, 1922 HT705mm Y5.

Patented Dec. 1, 1925.

UNITED STATES DAVID W. THOMPSON, OF SAN GABRIEL, CALIFORNIA.

GARAG-EJJOOR CATCH.

Application filed February 21, 1922. Serial No. 538,224.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID 1V. THOMPSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Gabriel, in the county of -Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Garage-Door Catch, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device which may be used to maintain the doorsof a garage or other like structure in an open position while ingressinto or egress from the structure is being made.

It is an object of my invention to provide such a device which willserve as a stop for 7 limiting the extent to which the'door may beopened and having a very simply formed and eflicient latch means forpreventing the closing of the door until released by a downward pressureof the ,foot of the person desiring to close the door.

Further objects and advantages will be made evident hereinafter.

In the practice of my invention I provide a stake member, adapted to bedriven into the ground or set in the concrete of the drive-way, having acounter weighted latch bar pi-vota'lly supported thereupon and means forlimiting the movement of the latch bar, all as described in thefollowing specification and defined in the claim.

Referring to the drawing which is for illustrative purposes only:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the utility of my invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the door catch,showing the manner inwhich the door is engaged thereby and thus prevented from closing.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken upon a plane represented by the line3-3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direetionof the appended arrows.

As shown in the drawing, a stake 11, formed of wood or metal, isprovided with an elongated longitudinal slot 12 and has the lower endthereof brought to a oint 13 so that the stake may be easily the ground.A catch bar 15 is extended through the upper portion of the slot 12 andis pivoted u on a bolt16 which extends through walls 1 confining theslot 12 and through one of several holes 18 extending through the catchbar 15 to allow for the adjustment. of the extension of the catch barthrough the slot. A plurality of the riven into,

holes 18 is provided so that the device may be adjusted to differentdoor thicknesses.

-The forward end of the catch bar 15 is which passes through the slot12. A bumper 35, in the form of a rubber block, may be mounted upon thefront face of the stake 11 by screws 36, or other desirable means, asshown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing.

In Fig. 1 I show a pair of the door latches, as indicated by 40,situated in proper positions to serve as stops and re tainers for doors41 of a garage 42; the right hand door being, shown held open bv one ofthedevices 40. When one of the doors 41 is swung back from the closedposiiion. the lower ed e thereof rides over the incline 20, forcing thefrontend. of the catch bar downward, 'and comes to rest against thebumper 35. After the door has passed the shoulder 22. the weight 25causes the catch bar to again assume its normal position as indicated at50 in Fig. 2. When it is desired to close the door 41. the catches mayconveniently be released by forcing the front ends of the catch barsdown with the feet. sufliciently to allow the lower edges of the doorsto 'pass the'shoulders 22, whereupon the doors may be swung into closedposition.-

It will be perceived that my device is of very simple construction andmay, therefore, be very cheaply manufactured, thus constituting anarticle of considerable utility which may be supplied to the consumer ata reasonable cost. It is obvious that this" device has a distinctutility and performs a highly desirable service, as well as being ofconsiderable convenience.

1 claim as my invention:

A. garage door catch comprising: a stake member adapted to be driveninto the ground or set into the concrete of the driveway and having. anelongated slot therein;

a catch bar extending through said slot; a bolt passing through saidstake and catch bar upon which the catch bar is pivoted; a hook formedon the upper edge of said catch bar in such a position as to enga e thelower edge of a door swung over said catch bar; adjustable means forlimiting the upward movement of said hook; and

means for forcingsaid hook upwardly.

In "testimony whereof, I have hereunto set 10 my hand at Los Angeles,California, this 14th day of February, 1922.

DAVID W. THOMPSON.

